Docteur Buchaille Presents Ordinaire
- Red
- Gamay
Winemaking Information
The grapes are fermented semi-carbonically in concrete vats, then moved to a gorgeous, old-school manual press, where the process is intentionally slow and delicate. The juices are then racked to old Burgundian barrels for élevage.
SO2: No sulfur added to the wine
Fining/Filtration: Unfined/Unfiltered
Vineyard Information
Appellation: Vin de France
Soil Composition: Granite, Clay
Farming: Biodynamic (certified)
Fun Facts: This wine is a one-off from the 2017 vintage. After a terrible hail storm, Julie was forced to blend her Moulin-à-Vent (usually dubbed Docteur Buchaille) and her Beaujolais into a VDF. The name is a joke on the wine being anything else but ordinary, but also a direct reference to the wine bar in Oakland. The label is almost identical to the Beaujolais one, save for the fact that the middle head is Keven Clancy's, friend of Julie's and the owner of our California distributor Farm Wine Imports. There is also a depiction of Ordinaire owner Bradford Taylor's whale tattoo on the bottom right.
Thanks to importer Louis/Dressner for details above